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Tesla recalls two million cars in US over Autopilot defect
BBC NEWS
Tesla is recalling more than two million cars after the US regulator found its driver assistance system, Autopilot, was partly defective.
COP28 strike deal to 'transition away' from fossil fuels
DW NEWS
DUBAI, UAE - After a year of record-high temperatures and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, global leaders at the COP28 climate have agreed to "transition away" from fossil fuels for the first time.
Argentina devalues currency in economic 'shock treatment'
DW NEWS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina on Tuesday announced a significant devaluation of its currency as part of a series of drastic economic measures to address the country's ongoing economic challenges.
Putin begins Middle East trip, arrives in UAE
DW NEWS
DUBAI, UAE - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as part of a Middle East trip that also includes Saudi Arabia. Russian state media reported that Putin's plane had touched down in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. Images broadcast on state television showed him being greeted by officials on the runway.
WHO calls for higher taxes on alcohol, sugary drinks
DW
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization (WHO) called on governments around the world to increase taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). After studying taxation rates, the WHO said Tuesday that it believes the average global tax rate on "unhealthy products" was too low, while items such as wine are completely exempt from tax in some European countries.
Biden says stopping Trump is motivation for second term
BBC NEWS
US President Joe Biden has said part of his motivation to run for a second term next year is to prevent the return of Donald Trump.
US military aircraft with six aboard crashes off Japan island
BBC
YAKUSHIMA, Japan - A US military aircraft with six people on board has crashed off Yakushima Island in south-western Japan.
New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools
AP
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the ambitious agenda he released Wednesday for his first 100 days in office.
Freed Hamas captives tell of fear, squalor & hunger
BBC NEWS
Bare benches for beds in "suffocating", airless rooms. Little to no food. A child captive forced by Hamas to watch the carnage of 7 October on video.
North Korea launches spy satellite
DW NEWS
PYONGYANG, North Korea - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday that North Korea has fired "what it claims is a military surveillance satellite in a southwards direction."
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